Romney’s Angincourt?

(As much as he tries to deflect. Romneycare is the Obamacare 0.9 beta. – promoted by Rob “EaBo Clipper” Eno)

I give you this very thoughtful blog from Wall Street Journal that does the very best job of capsualizing what Governor Romney will try to do today.

Let me close with the same last question in the blog.

What do you think — will his speech quiet his critics?

I believe he is perfectly postitoned to overwhelm a bunch of rigid, anti-change, anti anythingobama says stick in the muds. Did they not learn anything from the April recess shout downs where folks stood up for quality single payor health care that is Medicare?

In his speech, Romney will support the notion of repealing the health-overhaul law and replacing it with something including these five elements:

Block grants for states would replace the current federal share of Medicaid, giving states more flexibility to design the plans.

People would be able to use “current tax credits that help pay for employer-provided health insurance or a new tax credit to help purchase their own plan,” the WSJ says.

The ban on rejecting insurance applicants because of pre-existing conditions would continue, but only if people previously had coverage for some period of time. People could buy insurance across state lines and small businesses could form groups to purchase coverage.

Medical-malpractice awards would be capped.

Consumer-directed health care, including health-savings accounts, would be encouraged.